LEADER 04375nam 22006255 450 001 9910502641703321 005 20240724101515.0 010 $a9789811637957 010 $a9811637954 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-16-3795-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000012036775 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6734375 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6734375 035 $a(OCoLC)1276854394 035 $a(PPN)259466751 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-16-3795-7 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000012036775 100 $a20210924d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSexual Harassment in Japanese Politics /$fby Emma Dalton 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (244 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia,$x2752-4329 311 08$a9789811637940 311 08$a9811637946 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Context and organization of book -- Chapter One: Everything being unequal: Gender and Japanese Politics -- Chapter Two: Sexual harassment as legal and cultural categories -- Chapter Three: Sexual harassment in local level politics -- Chapter Four: Sexual harassment in national level politics -- Chapter Five: The women speaking out -- Conclusion. 330 $a"The term sekuhara was popularized in Japan around 30 years ago, but sexual harassment in politics is rarely discussed. This is strange given that longtime legal and social efforts for gender equality have been impeded by politics, an arena that most Japanese consider extremely sexist. Dalton's striking and persuasive work within the framework of Violence against Women in Politics offers us a clear-cut tool to analyze Japanese politics." -- Yayo Okano, Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University, Japan "Sexual Harassment in Japanese Politics is an insightful examination of the legal, social, and ideological forces that have legitimized the sexual harassment of women in Japanese politics. The book makes a major contribution to the understanding of how sexual harassment and violence against women continue to be tolerated in professional arenas in one of the world's most gender-unequal countries." -- Kumiko Nemoto, School ofBusiness Administration, Senshu University, Japan Sexual harassment in Japanese politics examines a problem that violates women's human rights and prevents a flourishing democracy. Japan fares badly in international gender equality indices, especially for female political representation. The scarcity of women in politics reflects the status of women and also exacerbates it. Based on interviews with female politicians around the country from all levels of government, this book sheds light on the sexist and sometimes dangerous environments in Japanese legislative assemblies. These environments reflect and recreate broader sexual inequalities in Japanese society and are a hothouse for sexual harassment. Like many places around the world, workplace sexual harassment laws and regulations in Japan often fail to protect women from being harassed. Even more, in the 'workplace' of the legislative council, such regulations are typically absent. This book discusses whatthis means for women in politics in the context of a broader culture whereby victims of sexual violence are largely silenced. Emma Dalton is a Japanese lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University. 410 0$aPalgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia,$x2752-4329 606 $aIdentity politics 606 $aSex 606 $aLaw and the social sciences 606 $aPolitics and Gender 606 $aGender Studies 606 $aSocio-Legal Studies 615 0$aIdentity politics. 615 0$aSex. 615 0$aLaw and the social sciences. 615 14$aPolitics and Gender. 615 24$aGender Studies. 615 24$aSocio-Legal Studies. 676 $a929 700 $aDalton$b Emma$01072529 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910502641703321 996 $aSexual Harassment in Japanese Politics$92568813 997 $aUNINA